Lightspeed Europe

Lightspeed Europe is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage and growth investments across various sectors, including consumer, health, and fintech. With its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, and regional offices in Europe, Israel, India, and China, Lightspeed aims to identify and support innovative companies that can disrupt traditional markets. The firm invests in a wide range of industries, such as enterprise technology, e-commerce, software, and biotechnology, providing both equity and debt financing. Lightspeed has a particular interest in technology-led businesses, as well as opportunities in advertising, media, healthcare, education, and retail. Its investment strategy emphasizes the provision of capital along with ongoing consulting and advisory services to help entrepreneurs scale their businesses effectively.

Shaurya Aggarwal

Partner

Vaibhav Agrawal

Associate Partner

Moritz Baier-Lentz

Partner and Head of Gaming

Mercedes Bent

Partner

Akshay Bhushan

Venture Partner

Taggart Bonham

Partner

Ashley Brasier

Partner

Guru Chahal

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Amish Desai

Partner

Barry Eggers

Founder and Partner

Sam Eisler

Partner

Sam Eisler

Partner

James Ephrati

Partner

Faraz Fatemi

Partner, Consumer

Jack Fowler

Partner

Aaron Frank

Venture Partner

Vivek Gambhir

Venture Partner

Gaurav Gupta

Partner

David Gussarsky

Partner

Lisa Han

Partner

Dat Han

Senior Associate

Rob Horton JD

COO

Galym Imanbayev

Partner

Galym Imanbayev

Partner

Nnamdi Iregbulem

Partner

Raviraj Jain

Partner

Arif Janmohamed

Partner

Ansaf Kareem

Partner

Issac Kim

Partner

Harsha Kumar

Associate Partner

Pinn Lawjindakul

Partner

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Jeremy Liew

Partner

Connor Love

Partner

John Luongo

Venture Partner

Natalie Luu

Partner

Naveed Matinfar

Partner

Arsham Memarzadeh

Partner

Michael Mignano

Partner, Consumer

Hemant Mohapatra

Partner

Andrew Moley

Operating Partner and CFO

Tal Morgenstern

Partner

Antoine Moyroud

Partner

Eric O'Brien

Affiliated Partner

Justin Overdorff

Partner

Apoorva Pandhi

Associate

Nicole Quinn

General Partner

Adrian Radu

Partner

Alexander Schmitt

Partner

Shan Shan

Partner

Aditya Sharma

Partner, Growth Equity - India and Asia-Pacific

Justin Shen

Partner

Justin Shen

Partner

Alex Taussig

Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

Anoushka Vaswani

Partner

Nathan Wu

Partner, Growth

Mark Xu

Partner

Mark Xu

Partner

Jerry Ye

Partner, Data Platform

Past deals in Penetration Testing

Talon Cyber Security

Seed Round in 2022
Talon Cyber Security is a provider of cybersecurity solutions for the distributed workforce. A next-generation solution designed to protect against a new category of threats posed by distributed work, Talon enables workforce productivity and flexibility alongside rock-solid cybersecurity. Talon’s founders include proven entrepreneurs and former leaders of Unit 8200, Israel’s elite military technology and intelligence unit.

1Password

Series C in 2022
1Password is a secure, convenient password manager, providing businesses and families a safe way to share passwords, credit cards, and documents. It keeps important information secure with AES 256-bit encryption. With 1Password, users can keep all kinds of information easily organized with convenient categories and tags and find what they need with a customizable search. Founded in 2005, 1Password remembers and fills web forms with passwords, credit card information, and addresses—with a single click. It is focused on making security convenient and keeping customers happy. It is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario in Canada.

Noname Security

Series C in 2021
Noname Security is a cybersecurity company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2020. The company specializes in providing security solutions for application programming interfaces (APIs), focusing on protecting against data leakage, authorization issues, and other vulnerabilities. Its agentless platform enables enterprises to discover, classify, and secure both managed and unmanaged APIs in real-time without requiring modifications to the network or the installation of agents. Noname Security's offerings include comprehensive detection and prevention capabilities, delivering greater visibility and security than traditional API gateways and load balancers.

Panther

Series B in 2021
Panther Labs, Inc. specializes in providing an open-source visibility platform designed to automate security operations and enhance breach detection. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a comprehensive solution that normalizes security data and integrates seamlessly into security operations. Panther enables continuous security monitoring, alerts investigation, threat hunting, and cloud compliance, functioning as a robust Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system for platforms like Snowflake and AWS. The platform empowers security teams to develop custom detections using Python and efficiently manage vast amounts of structured data in a security data lake. By focusing on automation and ease of use, Panther Labs aims to equip security engineers with the tools necessary to monitor their environments effectively.

CyCognito

Series C in 2021
CyCognito solves one of the most fundamental business problems in cybersecurity: seeing how attackers view your organization, where they are most likely to break in, what systems and assets are at risk and how you can eliminate the exposure. Founded by national intelligence agency veterans, CyCognito has a deep understanding of how attackers exploit blind spots and a path of least resistance. The Palo Alto-based company is funded by leading Silicon Valley venture capitalists, and its mission is to help organizations protect themselves from even the most sophisticated attackers. It does this with a category-defining, transformative platform that automates offensive cybersecurity operations to provide reconnaissance capabilities superior to those of attackers..

Noname Security

Series B in 2021
Noname Security is a cybersecurity company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2020. The company specializes in providing security solutions for application programming interfaces (APIs), focusing on protecting against data leakage, authorization issues, and other vulnerabilities. Its agentless platform enables enterprises to discover, classify, and secure both managed and unmanaged APIs in real-time without requiring modifications to the network or the installation of agents. Noname Security's offerings include comprehensive detection and prevention capabilities, delivering greater visibility and security than traditional API gateways and load balancers.

Talon Cyber Security

Seed Round in 2021
Talon Cyber Security is a provider of cybersecurity solutions for the distributed workforce. A next-generation solution designed to protect against a new category of threats posed by distributed work, Talon enables workforce productivity and flexibility alongside rock-solid cybersecurity. Talon’s founders include proven entrepreneurs and former leaders of Unit 8200, Israel’s elite military technology and intelligence unit.

Noname Security

Series A in 2020
Noname Security is a cybersecurity company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2020. The company specializes in providing security solutions for application programming interfaces (APIs), focusing on protecting against data leakage, authorization issues, and other vulnerabilities. Its agentless platform enables enterprises to discover, classify, and secure both managed and unmanaged APIs in real-time without requiring modifications to the network or the installation of agents. Noname Security's offerings include comprehensive detection and prevention capabilities, delivering greater visibility and security than traditional API gateways and load balancers.

Panther

Series A in 2020
Panther Labs, Inc. specializes in providing an open-source visibility platform designed to automate security operations and enhance breach detection. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a comprehensive solution that normalizes security data and integrates seamlessly into security operations. Panther enables continuous security monitoring, alerts investigation, threat hunting, and cloud compliance, functioning as a robust Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system for platforms like Snowflake and AWS. The platform empowers security teams to develop custom detections using Python and efficiently manage vast amounts of structured data in a security data lake. By focusing on automation and ease of use, Panther Labs aims to equip security engineers with the tools necessary to monitor their environments effectively.

CyCognito

Series B in 2020
CyCognito solves one of the most fundamental business problems in cybersecurity: seeing how attackers view your organization, where they are most likely to break in, what systems and assets are at risk and how you can eliminate the exposure. Founded by national intelligence agency veterans, CyCognito has a deep understanding of how attackers exploit blind spots and a path of least resistance. The Palo Alto-based company is funded by leading Silicon Valley venture capitalists, and its mission is to help organizations protect themselves from even the most sophisticated attackers. It does this with a category-defining, transformative platform that automates offensive cybersecurity operations to provide reconnaissance capabilities superior to those of attackers..

CyCognito

Series A in 2019
CyCognito solves one of the most fundamental business problems in cybersecurity: seeing how attackers view your organization, where they are most likely to break in, what systems and assets are at risk and how you can eliminate the exposure. Founded by national intelligence agency veterans, CyCognito has a deep understanding of how attackers exploit blind spots and a path of least resistance. The Palo Alto-based company is funded by leading Silicon Valley venture capitalists, and its mission is to help organizations protect themselves from even the most sophisticated attackers. It does this with a category-defining, transformative platform that automates offensive cybersecurity operations to provide reconnaissance capabilities superior to those of attackers..

Pensando

Series C in 2019
Pensando Systems, Inc. develops a distributed computing platform aimed at enhancing cloud, networking, storage, and security services. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Milpitas, California, with an office in Bengaluru, India, the company focuses on transforming existing IT infrastructures into secure and efficient environments that meet the demands of next-generation applications. Its platform is designed to execute a comprehensive software stack that delivers services at cloud scale, facilitating rapid and secure operations. Pensando collaborates with leading firms in cloud, enterprise, storage, and telecommunications, and has formed partnerships with major industry players to further enhance its offerings.

Testim

Series B in 2019
Testim makes it easy for developers and testers to become automation experts, making quality an organization-wide initiative and powering developers to own code quality.

Templarbit

Seed Round in 2018
Templarbit Inc. is a cybersecurity startup based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in protecting applications from Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Founded in 2017, the company provides a cloud-based security solution that includes a central dashboard for monitoring security events across various applications. This software deploys security intelligence agents throughout the application stack to detect and respond to malicious behavior. Templarbit's system not only identifies potential security breaches but also offers recommendations for remediation, enabling users to safeguard their web-based applications from cyber threats. The solution is available with a free trial and is priced based on traffic load and application complexity.

Arctic Wolf

Series B in 2018
Arctic Wolf Networks, Inc. specializes in providing security operations center-as-a-service to businesses, aiming to mitigate cyber risk. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, the company delivers a range of solutions including Managed Detection and Response, Managed Risk, and Managed Cloud Monitoring. These services are facilitated by a concierge security team that acts as an extension of a company's internal resources, offering tailored threat detection, response, and ongoing risk management. Arctic Wolf's platform incorporates cloud infrastructure monitoring, software application monitoring, dynamic asset identification, vulnerability assessments, and account takeover risk detection. Additionally, the company has developed the Arctic Wolf Agent, which collects actionable intelligence from IT environments. Arctic Wolf serves various industries, including financial services, healthcare, and legal sectors, with additional offices located in Provo, Utah, and Waterloo, Canada.

Testim

Series A in 2017
Testim makes it easy for developers and testers to become automation experts, making quality an organization-wide initiative and powering developers to own code quality.

EnSilo

Series A in 2017
enSilo Inc. develops a real-time automated data protection platform. It offers targeted attack exfiltration prevention platform that provides solution for virtual patching against advanced targeted threats. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of October 28, 2019, enSilo Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Fortinet, Inc. As of October 28, 2019, enSilo Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Fortinet, Inc.

EnSilo

Series A in 2017
enSilo Inc. develops a real-time automated data protection platform. It offers targeted attack exfiltration prevention platform that provides solution for virtual patching against advanced targeted threats. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of October 28, 2019, enSilo Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Fortinet, Inc. As of October 28, 2019, enSilo Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Fortinet, Inc.

EnSilo

Series A in 2016
enSilo Inc. develops a real-time automated data protection platform. It offers targeted attack exfiltration prevention platform that provides solution for virtual patching against advanced targeted threats. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of October 28, 2019, enSilo Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Fortinet, Inc. As of October 28, 2019, enSilo Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Fortinet, Inc.

CloudPassage

Series D in 2015
CloudPassage® Halo® is the world’s leading agile security platform that provides instant visibility and continuous protection for servers in any combination of data centers, private clouds and public clouds. The Halo platform is delivered as a service, so it deploys in minutes and scales on-demand. Halo uses minimal system resources; so layered security can be deployed where it counts, right at every workload – servers, instances and containers. Leading enterprises like Citrix, Salesforce.com and Adobe use CloudPassage today to enhance their security and compliance posture, while at the same time enabling business agility. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, CloudPassage is backed by Benchmark Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Tenaya Capital, Shasta Ventures, Musea Ventures and other leading investors.

EnSilo

Series A in 2015
enSilo Inc. develops a real-time automated data protection platform. It offers targeted attack exfiltration prevention platform that provides solution for virtual patching against advanced targeted threats. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of October 28, 2019, enSilo Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Fortinet, Inc. As of October 28, 2019, enSilo Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Fortinet, Inc.

Click Security

Series B in 2013
Click Security, Inc. specializes in developing real-time security analytics solutions aimed at enhancing cyber threat investigation capabilities. Founded in 2009 and based in Austin, Texas, the company provides software that automates the prioritization, investigation, and hunting of cyber threats through advanced visualization and analytics. This enables users to detect suspicious behaviors, analyze existing data for threats, and correlate alerts for efficient response management. Click Security's offerings include proactive incident response, security analytics, and threat assessment reporting, alongside managed security and research services. The company serves a diverse clientele, including enterprises, higher education institutions, critical infrastructure, and government agencies, focusing on delivering scalable and high-performance security solutions to mitigate advanced cyber threats. Click Security operates as a subsidiary of Alert Logic, Inc. since April 2016.

Arctic Wolf

Venture Round in 2012
Arctic Wolf Networks, Inc. specializes in providing security operations center-as-a-service to businesses, aiming to mitigate cyber risk. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, the company delivers a range of solutions including Managed Detection and Response, Managed Risk, and Managed Cloud Monitoring. These services are facilitated by a concierge security team that acts as an extension of a company's internal resources, offering tailored threat detection, response, and ongoing risk management. Arctic Wolf's platform incorporates cloud infrastructure monitoring, software application monitoring, dynamic asset identification, vulnerability assessments, and account takeover risk detection. Additionally, the company has developed the Arctic Wolf Agent, which collects actionable intelligence from IT environments. Arctic Wolf serves various industries, including financial services, healthcare, and legal sectors, with additional offices located in Provo, Utah, and Waterloo, Canada.

Arctic Wolf

Series A in 2012
Arctic Wolf Networks, Inc. specializes in providing security operations center-as-a-service to businesses, aiming to mitigate cyber risk. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, the company delivers a range of solutions including Managed Detection and Response, Managed Risk, and Managed Cloud Monitoring. These services are facilitated by a concierge security team that acts as an extension of a company's internal resources, offering tailored threat detection, response, and ongoing risk management. Arctic Wolf's platform incorporates cloud infrastructure monitoring, software application monitoring, dynamic asset identification, vulnerability assessments, and account takeover risk detection. Additionally, the company has developed the Arctic Wolf Agent, which collects actionable intelligence from IT environments. Arctic Wolf serves various industries, including financial services, healthcare, and legal sectors, with additional offices located in Provo, Utah, and Waterloo, Canada.

Skybox Security

Debt Financing in 2011
Skybox Security, Inc. specializes in cybersecurity management solutions tailored for enterprises facing complex security challenges. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company offers a comprehensive suite of products designed to enhance visibility and control over an organization's security posture. Key offerings include Skybox Horizon for attack surface visibility, Skybox Vulnerability Control for context-aware vulnerability management, and Skybox Threat Manager for threat intelligence analysis and response. Additionally, the company provides tools for firewall management, including Skybox Firewall Assurance and Skybox Change Manager, which streamline the firewall change management process. Skybox Network Assurance further enhances network visibility and control. The company's platform integrates with numerous networking and security technologies, enabling clients across various sectors—including financial services, government, energy, technology, telecommunications, and healthcare—to effectively manage vulnerabilities and respond to cyber threats.

Skybox Security

Series D in 2009
Skybox Security, Inc. specializes in cybersecurity management solutions tailored for enterprises facing complex security challenges. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company offers a comprehensive suite of products designed to enhance visibility and control over an organization's security posture. Key offerings include Skybox Horizon for attack surface visibility, Skybox Vulnerability Control for context-aware vulnerability management, and Skybox Threat Manager for threat intelligence analysis and response. Additionally, the company provides tools for firewall management, including Skybox Firewall Assurance and Skybox Change Manager, which streamline the firewall change management process. Skybox Network Assurance further enhances network visibility and control. The company's platform integrates with numerous networking and security technologies, enabling clients across various sectors—including financial services, government, energy, technology, telecommunications, and healthcare—to effectively manage vulnerabilities and respond to cyber threats.

Skybox Security

Series D in 2006
Skybox Security, Inc. specializes in cybersecurity management solutions tailored for enterprises facing complex security challenges. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company offers a comprehensive suite of products designed to enhance visibility and control over an organization's security posture. Key offerings include Skybox Horizon for attack surface visibility, Skybox Vulnerability Control for context-aware vulnerability management, and Skybox Threat Manager for threat intelligence analysis and response. Additionally, the company provides tools for firewall management, including Skybox Firewall Assurance and Skybox Change Manager, which streamline the firewall change management process. Skybox Network Assurance further enhances network visibility and control. The company's platform integrates with numerous networking and security technologies, enabling clients across various sectors—including financial services, government, energy, technology, telecommunications, and healthcare—to effectively manage vulnerabilities and respond to cyber threats.

Arbor Networks

Venture Round in 2006
Arbor Networks specializes in providing advanced DDoS and threat protection solutions for both enterprise and service provider networks. The company offers a suite of products that enables customers to gain a detailed understanding of their network security, supported by the ATLAS threat intelligence infrastructure, which aggregates global Internet traffic and threats. With contributions from over 330 service providers, Arbor's threat intelligence capabilities enhance their Security Engineering & Response Team's ability to develop effective defenses against DDoS attacks and malware campaigns. Their product portfolio includes flexible deployment options, such as virtual solutions and network-embedded offerings, allowing organizations to tailor their security measures. Arbor Cloud combines on-premises and cloud-based DDoS mitigation for comprehensive protection. Additionally, Arbor's Advanced Threat Solutions utilize integrated technologies for network-wide visibility, enhancing threat detection and incident response through real-time insights and forensics. This positions Arbor Networks as a key player in securing critical infrastructure against sophisticated cyber threats.

Skybox Security

Series C in 2004
Skybox Security, Inc. specializes in cybersecurity management solutions tailored for enterprises facing complex security challenges. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company offers a comprehensive suite of products designed to enhance visibility and control over an organization's security posture. Key offerings include Skybox Horizon for attack surface visibility, Skybox Vulnerability Control for context-aware vulnerability management, and Skybox Threat Manager for threat intelligence analysis and response. Additionally, the company provides tools for firewall management, including Skybox Firewall Assurance and Skybox Change Manager, which streamline the firewall change management process. Skybox Network Assurance further enhances network visibility and control. The company's platform integrates with numerous networking and security technologies, enabling clients across various sectors—including financial services, government, energy, technology, telecommunications, and healthcare—to effectively manage vulnerabilities and respond to cyber threats.

Skybox Security

Series B in 2004
Skybox Security, Inc. specializes in cybersecurity management solutions tailored for enterprises facing complex security challenges. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company offers a comprehensive suite of products designed to enhance visibility and control over an organization's security posture. Key offerings include Skybox Horizon for attack surface visibility, Skybox Vulnerability Control for context-aware vulnerability management, and Skybox Threat Manager for threat intelligence analysis and response. Additionally, the company provides tools for firewall management, including Skybox Firewall Assurance and Skybox Change Manager, which streamline the firewall change management process. Skybox Network Assurance further enhances network visibility and control. The company's platform integrates with numerous networking and security technologies, enabling clients across various sectors—including financial services, government, energy, technology, telecommunications, and healthcare—to effectively manage vulnerabilities and respond to cyber threats.
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